SAG-AFTRA Approves AI Voice Actors, Enrages the VA Community
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 9mo ago 22%

    There is nothing wrong with this news. In fact, it is good news.

    We develop technologies, and then we are not supposed to use them? It was obvious that certain jobs had an expiration date, and dubbing is clearly one of them.

    If we had to stop progress, we would still be having silent movies, otherwise the person writing the intertitles would lose its job. Or even no movies at all.

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  • Microsoft is Discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality VR Headsets
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 20%

    You clearly lack understanding of the industry's current stance on these technologies. It's crucial to be informed before making such statements. The industry has largely disregarded VR, its only significant presence being in gaming, where it remains unimpressive. In contrast, AR is revolutionizing XR applications across various sectors. It offers numerous opportunities to optimize workflows and enhance work experiences. Consider Microsoft's recent release of MRTK3, which further sidelines VR. Think carefully about the reality of the industry before making unfounded statements.

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  • Microsoft is Discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality VR Headsets
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 21%

    VR wasn't here to stay - at least for how it is now. Hopefully they are leaving VR behind to focus on the pragmatic potential of AR.

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  • Biden announces $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, final package of 2023
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 58%

    Healthcare, infrastructure, and education for you? You, that don't even understand how this money works?

    Trust me, they are better spent in this way. I would be curious to know where in the US you are from.

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  • Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 11%

    Sure, whatever you want. Homunculus.

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  • Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 11%

    Bringing god in a discussion is such a 16th century farmer move. You surprised me. Shall we discuss the motion of the planets too? Spoiler alert: the heliocentric system is possibly made up.

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  • Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 6%

    Well, then I am sorry for you. You should look for people with better ideals - they are out there.

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  • Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 10%

    And I am not American, you little-minded homunculus. Grow up.

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  • Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 19%

    That's your problem, we don't care.

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  • Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 73%

    Just a small correction: In the EU and the US we are happily supporting Israel.

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearIS
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    IsItBullshit: Apple purposely makes their products perform slower over time so people are forced to upgrade?
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 28%
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  • Volkswagen Admits Failure, Will Bring Back Physical Buttons
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 10mo ago 88%

    Volkswagen's return to physical buttons is long overdue. Imagine causing a car accident because you're distracted by a touchscreen, unsure if you pressed the right thing. Touchscreens became popular in cars because the market blindly follows the majority's whims. Present the touchscreen versus button issue to most people, and they'll choose touchscreens, misled by a lack of technical understanding. In their minds, old equals buttons, new equals touchscreen, and therefore, touchscreen must be better. They fail to see the bigger picture or care about this crucial design flaw, dismissing it as trivial.

    This is just one of the many ways a market driven by majority preference results in mediocre solutions, never reaching the best possible option. And those who genuinely seek the optimal solution are left suffering the consequences, outnumbered by the masses who don't realize the impact of their uninformed choices.

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  • The Son of Man's Harvest
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 11mo ago 100%

    Alternative version:

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearMO
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    Player 278 of "Squid Game: The Challenge" is a horrible animal, and deserves only the worst in her life
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 11mo ago 33%

    She is not an actress, she's a contestant. Her acting is indeed her personality.

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  • They're the same picture
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 11mo ago 100%

    I wish I had the same stonks though...

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  • Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernate
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 11mo ago 86%

    Yes, it is AI generated.

    Why settle for 20/20 vision when you can have 20/20/20/20?

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  • Six French teenagers convicted in connection with 2020 beheading of teacher Paty
  • smokingManhole smokingManhole 11mo ago 61%

    Animals, not teenagers. Throw them and their families in a hole, where they belong.

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  • Pass the seeds, please 🌱🦃

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